Infosys chairman Nandan Nilekani (File photo)
BENGALURU: Infosys chairman Nandan Nilekani said that the pandemic has accentuated a digital divide and technology companies should ensure that the benefits of going digital are also reaped by those, who for example, do not own a smartphone.
“You had a choice of going to school or learning online but now there is no choice. And if you do not have a device, you will not be able to attend classes,” he said in an interaction with Microsoft India president Anant Maheshwari.
“So, I think these are examples of digital divide and whenever we design population scale systems, we have to make sure everybody can participate.”
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Alok Yadav, a 38-year-old resident of Ghaziabad, had cold and cough, so he went to the Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida, to give his sample for an RT-PCR test on April 12. He received his report three days later, on April 15, which came out to be negative. Heaving a sigh of relief, Alok resumed his normal activities including going to office. The next day, however, he received a call from Lucknow to check on his symptoms and then he found he was positive. In shock, Alok checked his online report again and found the status had changed from �
April 20, 2021 Technology is the only way that we can reach 1.3 billion people
Technology will be crucial to India’s economic recovery post the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Nandan Nilekani, Co-founder and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, Infosys.
Nilekani, speaking at the first edition of Microsoft ExpertSpeak, in conversation with Anant Maheshwari, President, Microsoft India said, “Technology is going to be absolutely vital and critical to India s economic recovery.”
“We saw the digital acceleration of the last year. First, I think, we have one of scale, we have 1.3 plus billion people, and we all need to reach them and technology is the only way that we can reach them. Second, we have a very youthful population that is demanding a better life and better jobs,” he added.